Just popping in today for a quick hello and to wish a special gal in the world of blogging a Happy Birthday! Regan Jones, fellow Dietitian and owner of ReganMillerJones, Inc is celebrating her 40th birthday today! Even though I have never met Regan, she inspires so many of us and has made the…
Healthy Breakfast Ideas With Yogurt
Today I have some healthy breakfast ideas for you. I have always been a big breakfast eater, but lately (I think because I am not exercising quite as much as normal) I am just not very hungry in the morning. If I skip though, I turn into a short-tempered, irritable mama. No bueno. I recently…
Nutrition and Fitness New Year’s Reset
Hi friends! Hope you had a wonderful Holiday break. We sure did and the celebrations have yet to end. My parents flew in the day after Christmas and surprised the kids on my daughter’s 6th birthday which was Saturday, and my other daughter’s first birthday which was Sunday! And the hubby took off work so…
Grilled Tuna Nicoise
It’s Recipe Redux time! This is my second month participating and I love the theme for this month: Grab a Book & Cook It’s the end of the year and we’ll taking a moment to reflect: ReDux has been around for 42 months! (Can you believe some of you have ReDux-ed 42 recipes?) To celebrate,…
Café Mocha and Green Power Smoothie
Earlier in the week I mentioned coming down with the start of a cold. It ended up being one of the mildest colds I’ve had, but I still had a little sore throat and some congestion. And when I’ve got a minor cold you know the two main things I crave? Coffee- to wake me…
Molasses Cookies
I always thought it would be fun to host one of those Holiday cookie exchanges where guests bring dozens of one kind of cookie and swap them with the other guests so that each person goes home with a nice variety. However, somehow it’s 8 days away until Christmas and I am not sure organizing one…
Fire-Roasted Tomato Vegetable Soup
You know those times when you have NO food in the house or at least so it seems. You just stand there staring in the pantry, opening and closing the refrigerator and freezer door waiting for something to jump out at you. And nothing really does, because you don’t have time to defrost the meat,…
Ambrosia Apple Upside-Down Cake {Gluten Free}
I was asked to participate in the #iloveambrosia campaign as a member of the Healthy Aperture Blogger Network. I was compensated for my time and was gifted a dozen Ambrosia apples. Hi friends! Well little ol’ me turns another year older today! Yep, it’s my birthday! I will follow in my mom and grandmother’s footsteps…
Holiday Gift Guide 2014 {Under $35}
Hi friends! I thought while there is still time to order stuff online before it’s too late, I would share another holiday gift guide >> under $35! A lof of these are food, fitness or clothing items that might be good for the hard to shop for person in your life- teachers, in-laws, etc. Without further ado,…
Baked Taco Dip + Giveaway
Thanks to Mezzetta for sponsoring this post. Traditions….they’re wonderful aren’t they? Now that I have kids of my own I’ve tried to create some of my family’s own holiday traditions. Of course food plays a big role in that. There are so many wonderful memories associated with food. I love to think back at my childhood…